diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/auth_exchange/tests/test_views.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/auth_exchange/tests/test_views.py
index 9d8f21e6eed5..0ab08ffe37d8 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/auth_exchange/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/auth_exchange/tests/test_views.py
@@ -168,11 +168,15 @@ def _verify_response(self, access_token, expected_status_code, token_type='Beare
         if expected_cookie_name:
             assert expected_cookie_name in response.cookies
 
-    def _create_dot_access_token(self, grant_type='Client credentials'):
+    def _create_dot_access_token(self, grant_type='Client credentials', skip_authorization=False):
         """
         Create dot based access token
         """
-        dot_application = dot_factories.ApplicationFactory(user=self.user, authorization_grant_type=grant_type)
+        dot_application = dot_factories.ApplicationFactory(
+            user=self.user,
+            authorization_grant_type=grant_type,
+            skip_authorization=skip_authorization,
+        )
         return dot_factories.AccessTokenFactory(user=self.user, application=dot_application)
 
     def test_failure_with_invalid_token(self):
@@ -189,6 +193,10 @@ def test_failure_with_dot_client_credentials_unsupported(self):
         access_token = self._create_dot_access_token()
         self._verify_response(access_token, expected_status_code=401)
 
+    def test_dot_client_credentials_supported_if_authorization_skipped(self):
+        access_token = self._create_dot_access_token(skip_authorization=True)
+        self._verify_response(access_token, expected_status_code=204, expected_cookie_name='sessionid')
+
     def _create_jwt_token(self, grant_type='password', scope='email profile', use_asymmetric_key=True):
         """
         Create jwt token
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/auth_exchange/views.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/auth_exchange/views.py
index e4b302595277..60470aeba520 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/auth_exchange/views.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/auth_exchange/views.py
@@ -132,9 +132,10 @@ def _get_path_of_arbitrary_backend_for_user(user):
                 return backend_path
 
     @staticmethod
-    def _ensure_access_token_has_password_grant(request):
+    def _ensure_access_token_has_password_grant_or_privileged_application(request):
         """
-        Ensures the access token provided has password type grant.
+        Ensures the access token provided has password type grant, or if 'skip_authorization'
+        has been enabled, implying this is a trusted application.
         """
         if is_jwt_authenticated(request):
             jwt_payload = get_decoded_jwt_from_auth(request)
@@ -143,12 +144,17 @@ def _ensure_access_token_has_password_grant(request):
         else:
             token_query = dot_models.AccessToken.objects.select_related('user')
             dot_token = token_query.filter(token=request.auth).first()
-            if dot_token and dot_token.application.authorization_grant_type == dot_models.Application.GRANT_PASSWORD:
+            if dot_token and (
+                dot_token.application.authorization_grant_type == dot_models.Application.GRANT_PASSWORD
+                or dot_token.application.skip_authorization
+            ):
                 return
 
         raise AuthenticationFailed({
             'error_code': 'non_supported_token',
-            'developer_message': 'Only access tokens with grant type password are supported.'
+            'developer_message': 'Only Django Oauth Toolkit access tokens for applications which '
+                                 'are trusted (with "skip_authentication" set to True, or with grant type '
+                                 'password) are supported.'
         })
 
     @staticmethod
@@ -194,7 +200,7 @@ def post(self, request):
             request.user.backend = self._get_path_of_arbitrary_backend_for_user(request.user)
 
         self._ensure_user_is_not_disabled(request)
-        self._ensure_access_token_has_password_grant(request)
+        self._ensure_access_token_has_password_grant_or_privileged_application(request)
         self._ensure_jwt_is_asymmetric(request)
 
         login(request, request.user)  # login generates and stores the user's cookies in the session